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Virginia Lee Hunter

Bittersweet: The Carnival Life

by Marc Glassman
February 1, 2008
Features/Photography

Director Alison Murray and photographer Virginia Lee Hunter captured the colourful world of carnivals for their film Carny. Hunter’s photos illuminate the life for POV.

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